A NCCAF Sugar Bowl Game Day Preview between the Ohio State Buckeyes Vs Clemson Tigers – 2021 New Years Day.
When: 8:00 PM EST, January 1, 2021
Where: Mercedes-Benz Suberdome, New Orleans, LA
TV: ESPN
Point Spread: Clemson -7.5
OVER/UNDER Game Total: 66.5
Ohio State
Record: 6-0
ATS: 3-3
L10: 6-0
Clemson
Record: 10-1
ATS: 5-6
L10: 9-1
Ohio State Vs Clemson Sugar Bowl Game Day Preview
Lingering memories of Ohio State’s 29-23 loss to Clemson in the 2019 College Football Playoff semifinal has echoed for nearly a year within Ohio State circles.
On Jan. 1 they will have an opportunity for revenge at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans when they face the No. 2 Tigers in a semifinal matchup for the third time in five seasons.
Ohio State
Last year the Ohio State Buckeyes led Clemson 16-0 through 25 minutes before quarterback Trevor Lawrence led the comeback. Still, Ohio State drove to the Tigers’ 23 with a chance to potentially win the game until Justin Fields was intercepted in the end zone by Nolan Turner with 37 seconds left in the game.
“Fresh off of that game, it was right on our minds, and something that when we got back to work and winter workouts, January, February, it was right there for us,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said Sunday. “Coming off that game, we just didn’t get over it in one day. It took time.”
Clemson
“If we’re playing Ohio State, it’s a playoff,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. “Or it was a BCS bowl, back in 2013 in the Orange Bowl. We don’t have them on our regular schedule anytime in the near future, so you know it is a big, big postseason game when you play those guys.”
Swinney’s opinion of Ohio State has been a hot topic since the release of the CFP rankings. Swinney said he felt the six-game resume of Ohio State is light and as a result – ranked them No. 11 in the final coaches’ poll.
Ohio State Vs Clemson Facts
- Buckeyes are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 vs. ACC.
- Tigers are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games as a favorite.
- Under is 4-0 in Buckeyes last 4 bowl games.
Ohio State Vs Clemson Alternative Fantasy Football (NCAAF)-Statement Games Picks
Ohio State 24 Clemson 31
10 PT Pick: Clemson UNDER 37.5 PTS
9 PT Pick: Justin Fields UNDER 2.5 TD Passes
8 PT Pick: Trevor Lawrence OVER 3.5 TD Passes
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